ThereвЂ™s a lot of unfamiliar aspects of drumming to get to grips with. Starting your drumming journey is both exciting and challenging. Once you have got a hang of playing the snare drums within the sixteenth note hi hat pattern, you can begin to include the bass drums that fall on the вЂ 1вЂ, вЂ 2 &вЂ and вЂ 3вЂ. You will want to retract your right hand and pull it away from the hi hat to play the corresponding snare drum hit, before returning it to the hi hat to perform the sixteenth note pattern. Lastly, once you have grasped the sixteenth note hi hats, you can look to include snare drums on the rock backbeat вЂ“ falling on theВ вЂ 2вЂ and вЂ 4вЂ. Ensure to play them so that they sound really clean and tight! The kick drums will be straight quarter notes counted as вЂ 1, 2, 3, 4вЂ. Use both hands on the hi hat to play single strokes вЂ“ right, left, right, left etc, following the sticking pattern above the stave. To count the sixteenth note hi hats it will sound like вЂ1, e, &, a, 2, e, &, a, 3, e, &, a, 4, e &, aвЂ™ Now we have familiarized ourselves with eighth notes in a bar, itвЂ™s time to look at sixteenth notes! There are twice as many semiquavers as there are quavers in the same amount of bar, because the note values half, and they therefore occur twice as often. The second half of the bar should sound like four clean hits with вЂ 3 & 4 &вЂ! Basic Drum Beat 9 Make sure to play the snare drums with lots of emphasis to keep the beat driving forwards, and ensure the beat feels solid throughout. The kick drums fall on the вЂ 1вЂ, вЂ 2вЂ, вЂ 3 &вЂ and вЂ 4 &вЂ. Now once you have familiarized yourself with the quarter note snare drum hits, you will now be mixing things up by playing a combination of kick drums around the snare drum hits. This drum beat might feel awkward at first but practice it slowly and make sure each snare and kick drum hits sound in time with the accompanying hi hat notes. There are two kick drum hits in the bar and these both fall in andвЂ™s.В The initial kick drum falls on вЂ 1 &вЂ and then on вЂ 3 &вЂ. YouвЂ™ll be playing snare drums on evenly spaced quarter notes вЂ“ вЂ 1, 2, 3, 4вЂ. But to help develop your left hand control, youвЂ™re now going to be playing more snare drum hits. This is your typical rock back beat and itвЂ™s very popular in modern music. So far all of these basic drum beats for beginners feature snare drum hits that fall precisely on the вЂ 2вЂ and вЂ 4вЂ. You do not want it to sound messy, with multiple surfaces all being hit at slightly different times. On the вЂ 2вЂ and вЂ 4вЂ the kick drum, snare drum and hi hat all land together, so make sure it sounds like one precise hit. Keep this beat sounding nice and tight, and make sure the kick drums are locked in tightly with the hi hats and also the snare drums when they all fall into place together. The kick drums fall on even quarter notes вЂ“ вЂ 1, 2, 3, 4вЂ. This is a beginner drum beat that will develop your consistency and timekeeping. With the hi hats and snares staying in exactly the same positions (straight hi hat eighth notes and snares on вЂ 2вЂ and вЂ 4вЂ the kicks are now falling on the вЂ 1вЂ and вЂ 2 &вЂ and вЂ 3вЂ. Up next we have one of the most popular basic drum beats that should feel pretty natural to play once you have gotten to grips with all the previous beginner drum beats.

Keep a strong emphasis on the вЂ 2вЂ and вЂ 4вЂ with the snare drums to keep this drum beat driving forwards with energy. This drum beat is reminiscent of the iconic вЂ we will rock youвЂ beat! The вЂ boom boom clapвЂ is вЂ 1 & 2вЂ and вЂ 3 & 4вЂ вЂ“ with вЂkick kick snareвЂ™. Whilst playing this drum beat make sure to keep the hi hats nice and consistent and donвЂ™t slow down when you get to the вЂ 3вЂ and remember to push the kick back one eighth note to play this accurately. Now in this beginner drum beat, the kick falls on the вЂ 3 &вЂ. This is because you will be used to the kick drum falling on the вЂ 1вЂ and вЂ 3вЂ of the bar. Next up we have a fun drum beat that lots of beginners might find tricky to grasp. So that means there are double the number of hi hats in the same amount of bar space, because the note values half. The kick and snare drums are in the exact same positions as the first drum beat, but now the hi hat notes are eighth instead of quarter notes.

ItвЂ™s the classic вЂboots & catsвЂ™ sounding drum beat! This is one of the most common beginner drum beats, and it consists of eighth notes, which are counted as вЂ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &вЂ. Then finally add your left hand to play the snare drum вЂ 2вЂ and вЂ 4вЂ, and there you go вЂ“ your first simple drum beat! Basic Drum Beat 2 Once you are playing them in time and they are evenly spaced out, go ahead and add in the kick drum on the вЂ 1вЂ and вЂ 3вЂ whilst keeping the quarter hi hats going. This is your very first beginner drum beat! This beat consists of quarter notes, and these are counted as вЂ 1, 2, 3, 4вЂ.В Start off by using your right hand (assuming you are right handed!) playing the hi hat quarter notes.

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